Sarah Kramer

UWRT 1104

Mrs. Raymond

10 April 2017

What I Learned for Research

In our initial proposal, we did not plan to research as many subtopics of yoga and

meditation as we ended up doing. In the speed questioning session, we had during class, my

classmates helped me to come up with some great ideas. Some of these ideas included looking at

our topic from the perspective of skeptics. We only really hear about yoga being a positive, non-

problematic activity, so I wanted to research to see if anyone had negative things to say about it. I

found an article that talked about how after countless years some injuries can come from yoga. I

could not find many other negative results from yoga other than it interferes with Christin or

Catholic religious views, so a skeptics only real case against yoga is the potential injury. One can

encounter injury through almost any physical activity so the argument is not very strong against

yoga.

Another subtopic I researched that I didnt think I would look into was the stereotype of

yoga is only meant for certain body types and young aged people. After reading multiple articles,

I found that there are classes for all different levels and ages. The myth of having to have a

certain body type to practice yoga s just that, a myth. I have personally had yoga instructors who

did not have a stereotypical thin body type and she was much more flexible and better at the

practice then anyone in the class which included thinner women.

Over this semester, I believe I have improved my writing skills tremendously. The daily

writings and writing prompts have helped me to practice short, basic writing. Now I find writing
a page or even multiple page papers easier to write and quicker to type. The easiest student

learning outcome for me was reflection. I found it easier to reflect on things I had done this

semester because the assignments and projects were ones that I could personally relate to.